Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild (1938)

GANGLAND RIDES the HIGHWAY! (original poster)

  • Genre: Action, Drama
  • Release Date: 1938-02-16
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 6min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Republic Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Joseph Kane
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Summary

Truck drivers Steve Hackett and Bill Purvis are fired from their jobs with the West Coast Trucking company for not using second-gear going down steep grades. Davis, the company vice-president, surprisingly asks them to carry a load of merchandise to Arrowhead and offers a $1000 bonus. He tells them it is a load of lettuce. Several miles out of Los Angelese, they are stopped by a mob of lettuce-farm workers on strike. When the first crate is tossed off the truck, it explodes and the two pals learn their merchandise is a cargo of dynamite. The workers let them proceed and they crash into a car driven by Mary Stevens, whom they had met at a restaurant. She and her dog, "Butch" (played by a Credited dog named Stooge), join them and they deliver their cargo, and learn unscrupulous real-estate operators have jammed the locks on the dam in order to ruin the ranchers and farmers and take over their property.

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  • Ralph Byrd

    as Steve Hackett
  • Doris Weston

    as Mary Stevens
  • Ward Bond

    as Bill Purvis
  • Robert Emmett Keane

    as J. Stearns Davis
  • Ben Hewlett

    as Wilson
  • Charles Williams

    as Company Spotter
  • Davison Clark

    as Stranger
  • Byron Foulger

    as Husband
  • George Anderson

    as Mayor
  • Edwin Stanley

    as Randolph
  • Ben Hendricks Jr.

    as Deputy
  • Sterlita Peluffo

    as Manuela
  • Lew Kelly

    as Reilly, Diner Counterman
  • Harrison Greene

    as J. Carroll Malloy
  • George Magrill

    as Hank
  • Anna Demetrio

    as Cristobella
  • Sam Appel

    as Mexican Waiter (uncredited)
  • Stanley Blystone

    as Henchman (uncredited)
  • Al Bridge

    as Kennedy - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
  • George Cleveland

    as Stevens (uncredited)
  • Frank Darien

    as Farmer (uncredited)
  • Eduardo Durant

    as Mexican Band Leader (uncredited)
  • Robert Fiske

    as Man (uncredited)
  • James Flavin

    as Striker (uncredited)
  • Harry Harvey

    as Wilson's Depot Henchman (uncredited)
  • Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

    as Thug (uncredited)
  • Jack Hendricks

    as Townsman (uncredited)
  • Reed Howes

    as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
  • Tiny Jones

    as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
  • Ethan Laidlaw

    as Henchman (uncredited)
  • Edna Lawrence

    as Woman (uncredited)
  • Chris-Pin Martin

    as Garcia (uncredited)
  • Pat McKee

    as Thug (uncredited)
  • Dave O'Brien

    as Trucker (uncredited)
  • Frank O'Connor

    as Jim (uncredited)
  • Jack Rockwell

    as Townsman (uncredited)
  • Carlos Ruffino

    as Mexican Band Musician (uncredited)
  • Max Wagner

    as Jake - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
  • Nellie Walker

    as Woman (uncredited)
  • Dan White

    as Striker (uncredited)
  • Maston Williams

    as Masher in Diner (uncredited)
Directing Joseph Kane Director
Writing Nathanael West Screenplay

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